WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1916, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

GERMAN MASSED ATTACKS. EXCELLENT TARGETS FOR BRITISH GUNNERS. GREAT AERIAL FIGHTING. Received Sept. 2, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 2. General Sir Douglas Haig gives further details of Thursday's German attack on High Wood. They indicate that the German casualties were most severe. The enemy was subjected everywhere to a fusilade, also to the concentrated fire of trench mortars and massed machineguns. Our artillery in several places profited to the fullest, being given excellent targets. There was great aerial activity yesterday, there 'being many combats, wherein five enemy machines were destroyed and at least seven others brought down in a damaged condition. We undertook several successful bombing expeditions. Five British aeroplanes were lost, ■s ' Paris, Sept. 2. A communique states: There have been brisk artillery duels in Somme and Fleury sectors. Our special guns brought down two aeroplanes or the right bank of the Meuse and another near Douaumont.

VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACKS. SMALL SUCCESS-LARGE LOSSES. 'Received Sept. 3, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Sept. 2. A communique reports: There is considerable artillery activity on the Somme front. Violent and repeated GermaD attacks have been made against the 'trenches we won on the 31st, south of Estrees. The enemy re-occupied some of the elements, suffering marked losses. Our artillery stopped attempted German attacks on Fleury village and Pont-a-Mousson. OBSTINATE FIGHTING AT GTVENCHY. London, Sept. 1. General Sir Douglas Haig reports that we drove back between Gtvenchy and High Wood four strong attacks with heavy losses, but a fifth penetrated our advanced trench at two points. The report adds that at Givenchy and High Wood attacks on a 3000 'yards fiont were preceded by intense bombardment. The front aras attacked, also •both sides. We engaged the batteries east of Beauino and caused a big explosion. We liberated gas on the Ypres salient with good results. FRENCH SUCCESSES, iParis, Sept. 1. A communique says: Our coup-de-main between the Oise and the Aisne took prisoners from the trenches at Nouvron. Our curtain of fire stopped an attack eastward of Bois le Pretre. Our aviators are activ» despite the mist and clouds and 'brought down four Germans on the Somme front. Amsterdam, Sept. 1. Allied airmen bombed the Ghent workshops and killed twenty-two and injured forty men. i TRENCHES RE-CAMUREI* Received Sept. 3.. 3.30 p.m. London, Sept. 2. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: We drove out the enemy from a small area of intersected trenches north-west of Delville Wood, which the enemy had re- ; captured on Thursday,